TMC leaders handed over Rs 2 lakh to Gul Bahar along with papers of her widow pension. They told her that besides a job to one of her three daughters, the state government will also take care of the education of her youngest daughter.

A resident of Saiyadpur under Kaliachak Police Station in Malda district, 48-year-old Mohammad Afrazul was attacked with a axe-like weapon and later burnt alive by a person named Shambhulal Regar in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan.

Following the incident, security has been tightened within the jail premises, with two warders and a sepoy keeping watch on Musa round the clock. The terror suspect’s movement is restricted for the time being and he is not allowed to move around inside the jail.

The operatives were trying to procure arms and chemicals to make explosives. “One of the books described how to make explosives while another said how to conduct a recce of a place. There was also literature on religious speeches," police said.

The all party meeting was held at Pintail Village under Darjeeling district, interestingly a day after Binay Tamang claimed majority support in GJM and suspended Bimal Gurung and others from the party for six months.

Around 11.30 am, the noise of an explosion and the ensuing fumes ended up creating panic among the students, many of whom thought it was an earthquake. As students and teachers made a dash for the exit, a stampede-like situation took place

“Dasmunshi was a master of the art of cultivating personal relationships even with political opponents. His death brings an end to an era of data-based and logic-based debates,” said CPI(M) MP and politburo member Mohammad Salim

Is it right to push sex workers to the brink by such a move and then highlight it as a positive side of demonetisation? Sex workers are also human beings and citizens of this country, said Smarajit Jana, chief advisor of Durbar.

“Now it (Rohingyas) is a problem for Bangladesh. If it is not solved, it will become a problem for you and then for all others. We hope all the countries in the region will join hands to find a solution for the issue,” said Hasan.

In her letter to the prime minister, Sabita had called for an evaluation of the postmortem report by an independent team. She had further appealed for a special investigation into Bhujel’s arrest, detention and death in custody.

Sources said that during the meetings, Thapa urged GJM leaders and councillors to support Tamang and the GTA.
Municipal polls were held in the Hills in May with the GJM sweeping Kalimpong with 19 seats. Trinamool Congress managed to win only two.